Micro-encapsulation

Preserve nutritional value, bioavailability, and shelf life, all at the same time

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Micro-encapsulation

Preserving the nutritional value, bioavailability, taste, and shelf life of ingredients, especially oils, proteins, vitamins, and minerals, is a complex task. Micro-encapsulation helps food companies in the application of these sensitive nutritional ingredients. We are specialized in producing micro-encapsulated ingredients in powder form for the food, baby food, and medical nutrition industry. Alongside encapsulated oil powders, we can also dry pre-biotic powders or pro-biotic powders. High protein level ingredients are also possible.

Your choice of ingredients

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Oil or fat globule

 

The carrier material

 

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Proteins, Minerals, Vitamins

Your choice of ingredients

 

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Emulsifier

 

Depending on your application

 

The micro encapsulation process

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1. Wet blending

A stabilized oil fat is created via wet blending and prepared as an oil in water emulsion.

 

 

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2. Spray drying

After pasteurization and homogenization, the emulsion is gently spray-dried.

 

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3. Encapsulation

The powder is processed with matrix materials and additives to obtain the final product.

 

Perfect results

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Agglomerated powder

50 – 250 µm. No ‘cracks’, free-flowing

 

 

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Powder particle

5 – 100 µm. Excellent wetting and solubility properties

 

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Oil droplet

0,1 – 1 µm. Even encapsulation, low surface oil

 

Vitablend’s unique micro-encapsulation capabilities

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Our flexible
offerings

  • Small batches, specialized in baby food.
  • High oil load powdered ingredients – up to 80% oil load.
  • Encapsulated nutritional oil powders.
  • Fat-soluble vitamin powders.
  • High-mineral protein mix powders
  • Colostrum / Immuno-globuline powders.
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Leading technology & processes

  • Multifunctional emulsion lines.
  • 25+ emulsion routes.
  • Latest technologies in spray-drying and encapsulation.
  • All our powdered ingredients are packed in a modified atmosphere (nitrogen).

Full
flexibility

  • Matrix materials: Carbohydrates, Glucose syrup, Lactose, Polyols, other ingredients.
  • Additives: Protein stabilizers, buffering/chelating agents, antioxidants, free-flowing aids, etc.

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